A.T. Robertson Commentary 1 Corinthians 15:26

"The last enemy that shall be abolished is death." — 1 Corinthians 15:26 (ASV)

The last enemy that shall be abolished is death (εσχατος εχθρος καταργειτα ο θανατος). A rather free translation. Literally, "death (note article, and so subject) is done away (prophetic or futuristic use of present tense of same verb as in verse 24), the last enemy" (predicate and only one "last" and so no article as in 1 John 2:18).